April Challenge at Craft for the Craic

Hi Everyone,

I am back today with My DT Project for the April Challenge over at Craft for the Craic 

This Months Challenge is :-

I decided to do a Mixed Media Picture, and knew pretty quickly that I wanted to include the Saying "Spring has Sprung"

I have used lots of different punches, and also used lots of stash that I have had for over 10 Years!!!

I started out with a 6" x 12" piece of Chipboard, I used a piece of printed tissue paper and crumpled it into a very tight ball in my hand, I did this a few times to make sure it was very wrinkled, I then stuck it to the chipboard with Claudine Hellmuth Matt Multi Medium, being careful not to flatten it too much, I wanted to keep the texture. 

I then used My Brick wall stencil and using Black Archival ink I sponged it through, I didn't want it too strong as I wanted the wall to look like it was behind the pots.

A close up of the brickwork!!

I wanted a small sun in the corner but didn't have a small enough stencil, so I made one!!! 

I had a Sunflower punch which loos like the sun, so I took a piece of plastic packaging and punched it

Be careful if You try this as punches are not really designed for this and it got a bit stuck I had to stand on the punch to get it through the plastic!! I don't recommend it unless you don't care too much for the punch, but it did make a great stencil!! :-) 

I used Golden Modeling paste through the stencil!!

Here is a closer look at the paste

I wanted some light background colour so I uses some blue chalk on the top half and some green just along the bottom and up the sides.

You can still see the texture

I used a Martha Stewart punch to cut a strip to look like the caps you see on top of walls, I cut a tree from a Tim Holtz Die and cut it and positioned it to look like it was behind the wall.

I stamped a bird house and a little bird and coloured and fussy cut them, to add some detail to the tree

I used some Fluffy paint to make some clouds, I used the heat gun to puff them up, love the texture

I used a ticket cut from a Tim Holtz die to make a sign, stamped Has Sprung and stuck 2 little butterflies for decoration.

I coloured the Sun using Pro Markers

I punched lots of flowers and layered them up

I punched leaves and stuck them in position, for the stems i used paper string and coloured it using Alcohol Markers. I also punched out the Pots and the grass which I placed in front of the pots this adds depth and also grounds the whole picture!!

For the letters I have a story!!!

I wanted to use My Tim Holtz die to cut them but while I was cutting the Tree My Vagabond went up in Smoke!!!! :-( So I had to improvise and luckily I had the negative from a previous strip of letters I had cut so I used this as a stencil and traced and cut out the letters!! I am not happy with them, so I didn't stick them down and will replace them as soon as I get My new machine!!!

This is the finished Picture, The light wasn't great when I took it, If I can get a better pic I will replace this one!! :-)

 

Well I hope You enjoyed seeing My Project, and that the step by step was helpful!!

Please pop over to Craft for the Craic and Join in this months Challenge!!

We had 119 Fantastic Entries last month, Help us beat that this time!! :-)

 

Crafty Hugs,

Michelle xx

March Challenge at Craft for the Craic

Hi Everyone, I am back today to share My Project for the March Challenge over at Craft for the Craic
This Months Theme is Something that includes Green :-) We had such a Fantastic response for February with 54 entries, let's see if We can top that this month!! :-)

My first project this month is an Altered Box, here is the step by step process!! :-)

The first two photo's seem to have been deleted from My Camera, so You will have to imagine a blank wooden box which was first painted in a green Acrylic paint!! :-)

I tore a piece of manuscript paper and inked around the edges and stuck it to the top of the box with Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium in Matte.

I then used some of the same green paint and swiped it over the paper with a baby wipe.

I cut the pink flower from some wrapping paper and again stuck it down with the Multi Medium.

once dry I sprayed the whole box with Glimmer Mist Iridescent Gold.

A close up, hopefully You can see the lovely Shimmer effect.

 

 

 

inside top of box.

Interior of box

I cut out an image of a lady from a collage sheet and an image of a butterfly.

I stuck the butterfly behind the lady to give Her wings.

I put some foam pads behind the wings to give them some dimension, and curled them down.

I stuck Her to the box with Multi Medium.

I cut around the hand which looked like it was holding something and put a small foam pad behind the wrist, this gave some support and dimension.

I made a wand from a matchstick, painted it gold and put some glossy accents to give it a shine and punched a small star from some gold mirror card and stuck it to the top. I placed it behind the hand and curled the fingers to look like they are holding it.

I then stuck some pretty lace all the way around the lid using glossy accents.

Once this was dry I then stuck some flat back pearl string on top of the lace again using

glossy accents.

I cut a single ribbon rose from a length if trim and stuck it down on the bottom left corner.

I then stuck a green Cameo on to a pink button and placed them on to the rose to make a

pretty embellishment.

I had a metal butterfly and made a body for it using a charm with Believe on it and placed a pink pearl in the hole to make a head. I then stuck it to the top left of the box.

I stuck a small paper rose in the lady's hair

I used a Sakura Stardust pen colour Clear Star to add some detail to the wings on the lady.

A view of the Finished Box

I also put some false handles on the sides of the box to add the finishing touches.

I hope You enjoyed seeing the step by Step process, If You have any questions just leave Me a comment and I will get back to You.

Hope You will join us over at Craft for the Craic

 

Happy Crafting,

Michelle xx

Heart Projects Step by Step!!

Hi, I am back today with a step by step on the notebook in the last post.
I didn't take photo's of the process on the canvas but I will explain a bit about how I did it!! :-)

I got this A5 size Diary, and decided it needed a bit of cheering up! :-)

I had gotten the January Creativity Magazine and there was a free gift with it, Stamp set and paper pack. I used one of the papers a small floral, it was A4 size so I cut it in half and tore the edges.

I stuck it down on the front and back covers using Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi Medium in Matte.

I left it to dry and cut some Jute ribbon and sprayed it with Glimmer mist Iridescent Gold.

It's hard to see in the photo but it gave it a nice shimmer. I used the Multi Medium to stick this down to the left side of the book.

Next I got a small Doily and sprayed it with the same glimmer mist.

I dried it with My Heat Tool and stuck it down with the Multi Medium.

Next I took another one of the free papers from the pack it had a lovely pattern of tape measures.

I stamped the Freebie heart stamp onto the paper with Black Archival ink and cut it out, and again stuck it down with the Multi Medium.

I cut the letters from Grungepaper using the Tim Holtz Wordplay die.

I covered them with Black Acrylic Paint Dabber, when that was dry I again covered them with Distress Crackle Paint in Clear Rock Candy.

I left this to dry overnight as I feel it gives a better effect when left to dry naturally.

I again stuck these down with the Multi Medium, where the letters overlapped the jute I needed to add a bit of Glossy Accents to keep it down.

Nearly there!! LOL :-)

Next up I stuck on 2 buttons using the Glossy Accents.

 

I had this Forever Friend 3D Embellishment pack for ages and thought it was too cute to use!

Still can't believe I did!!

I stuck it down on 3d foam along with a few heart shape gems!

 

My second project is a small canvas.

I painted the canvas all over with a dark brown Acrylic paint,when that was dry

I covered it all over again with a generous layer of Crackle Medium.

I left this to dry overnight and then went over it with a coat of white Acrylic paint.

This gave the lovely crackle background.

I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist Iridescent Gold and Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearl.

I used a Spellbinders Scalloped Heart Die to cut out the Photo and inked around the edge.

It was stuck down with Glossy Accents.

Down the two sides I stuck down some pretty lace and then put a string of flat back pearls the

 centre of the lace. I stuck three little roses in the corners.

I stamped the wording using a Kaisercraft Stamp set, I stuck it behind a bookplate,

and added two flat back pearls for the finishing touch.

The wording says:

 

"Remember Life's Treasures are People not Things"

Well I hope You enjoyed seeing My projects.

I made them for the New Irish Challenge Blog

Craft for the Craic

Why not come over and join in the fun!!

 

Hope to be back tomorrow.

Happy Crafting,

Michelle xx